fn:op

Returns a function whose effect is to apply a supplied binary operator to two arguments.

op($operator as xs:string) ➔ fn(item()*, item()*) as item()*

Arguments

 

$operator

xs:string

A binary operator

Result

fn(item()*, item()*) as item()*

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 4.0, XSLT 4.0, and XQuery 4.0. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 12. Available for all platforms.

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Available since Saxon 13 in XPath 4.0. Available since Saxon 12.0 provided that syntax extensions are enabled.